Mexican Chipotle Pork and Beans
Recipe video above. This is a big pot of saucy, shreddable meat in a rich, spicy, chipotle sauce. Pork shoulder is slow cooked into fall-apart submission with meaty lima beans that absorbs the bold flavoured sauce. Stuff in tacos, serve over red rice, eat like stew!SPICE NOTE: This sauce is spicy. N
Ingredients
6 servings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan).
- SPICINESS - Read note above about spiciness!
- Puree chipotle in adobo until smooth using a stick blender or similar.
- Sprinkle pork all over with salt, pepper and cumin.
- Brown pork - Heat all the oil in a large oven-proof pot over high heat. Brown the pork all over in 2 batches, the remove onto a plate (~ 1 minute each side).
- Sauté - Cool the pot slightly then return to medium heat. If the pot looks dry, add 1 tbsp oil. Sauté onion, garlic, the herbs & spices for 3 minutes.
- Cook off tomato & chipotle - Add tomato paste and cook it off for 2 minutes. Add chipotle puree and cook for 2 minutes.
- Slow cook 2 hours - Add remaining ingredients EXCEPT beans. Stir, then bring to simmer. Place pork in - arrange so its submerged as best as possible. Cover with lid. Place in oven for 2 hours. (Note 6 other cook methods)
- Add beans, cook 30 min - Remove lid, add beans. Return to oven for 30 minutes without lid to caramelise the surface. The pork will be fork-tender!
- Serve like stew over Mexican red rice or with tortillas for dunking. Or make wickedly food tacos with finely chopped white onion, fresh coriander/cilantro, avocado slices and a squeeze of lime. More serving options above the recipe video.
Nutrition per serving
Protein27g
Carbs27g
Fat12g
323kcal
27gProtein
27gCarbs
12gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$6195.00
$6195.00
Per Serving
$1033.00/serving
$1033.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$12390.00 vs buying!
~$12390.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (94% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| / 3lb pork shoulder | 1.5 kg | $1649.00 |
| cooking/kosher salt | 1 tsp | $2.00 |
| black pepper | 0.5 tsp | $11.00 |
| cumin powder | 2 tsp | $71.00 |
| / 7 oz chipotle in adobo | 200 g | - |
| olive oil | 2 tbsp | $42.00 |
| onion | 1 | $50.00 |
| arlic cloves | 4 g | $6.00 |
| tomato paste | 0.25 cup | $13.00 |
| orange juice | 1 cup | $160.00 |
| chicken stock/broth | 2 cups | $176.00 |
| bay leaves | 2 | $3557.00 |
| cooking/kosher salt | 1 tsp | $2.00 |
| x 420g / 16 oz canned butter beans / lima beans | 3 | $330.00 |
| dried oregano | 1 tbsp | $89.00 |
| cumin powder | 1 tsp | $36.00 |
| coriander powder | 1 tsp | $1.00 |
| allspice powder | 0.5 tsp | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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